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The Library and Information Service will be presenting its fifth Library Research Week this year from 31 July to 4 August. The aim of the event is to let experts in the field explain to emerging Stellenbosch University researchers and students the fundamentals of conceptualizing their research, collecting and analysing their data, and the value of sharing their research.
PROGRAMME
Monday, 31 July : Opening
World University rankings and metrics that count
Research metrics such as output and citation numbers account for a large share of the factors which ultimately determine a university's ranking position. This presentation provides an overview of the methodologies applied by two prominent ranking organisations (Times Higher Education and QS) with specific reference to Scopus as the primary data source. In addition, a brief peek is included of Scopus's complete suite of metrics, including indicators related to societal impact of research.
Presenter: Lucia Schoombee
| | Date | Monday 31 July
| | Time | 14:00-16:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings |  | | Presentation | View Lucia Schoombee presentation
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Opening Function
Guest speaker: Prof Rachel Jafta, Professor in Economics at SU and Chairperson of Media 24's board
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Date
| Monday 31 July
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Time
| 16:00-17:00
| Venue
| Staff Room, JS Gericke Library
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Bookings
| By invitation only
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Tuesday 1 August: Conceptualize your research
The nuts and bolts of legal research
Nasreen Chohan from LexisNexis will provide a training session on products and navigation in Lexis Library.
Presenter: Nasreen Chohan
| Date
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Tuesday 1 August
| Time
| 09:00-10:00
| Venue
| E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| Bookings
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"Doctorateness"
Traditionally a doctoral degree is distinguished from a masters degree by the requirement that the candidate ‘must make a new/original contribution to knowledge’ in a doctoral study. But what does this mean? And is it still a feasible requirement in our day and age? In this presentation the concept of ‘doctorateness’ will be explained: what are the different components making up a doctoral study and what are the important requirements for achieving a convincing synergy between these components. Many doctoral students experience an ‘imposter syndrome’ thinking, “Am I really going to succeed with this?” or, “When are they going ‘to find me out’ and expose my lack of knowledge?” To achieve ‘doctorateness’ is a threshold to be crossed during the course of the doctoral studies.
Presenter:
Prof Jan Botha
| | Date | Tuesday 1 August
| | Time | 10:30-11:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Prof Botha's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
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Good ideas: The limiting factor in research
Arguably the most intimidating aspect of establishing a research career is the choice of a research topic in which to specialize. The topic should have sufficient potential for the generation of novel projects that will facilitate the publication of results, attract sufficient funding and be of interest to students. This presentation is intended to stimulate personal reflection on the identification of good research ideas.
Presenter: Prof Doug Rawlings
| | Date | Tuesday 1 August
| | Time |
11:30-12:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Prof Rawlings'
presentation[View the
video presentation]
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Conceptualize your research: How my work environment shaped my topic and vice versa
The focus of my research for my Master’s degree was easy to determine as it was closely related to my work, and I am passionate about my work. The choice of focus for my PhD research is best described as a moment of stillness at a funeral. My presentation will include experiences of how my work environment shaped my topic and vice versa, how my sources and experience became part of a literature review, the impact of my research on the Certificate Programme and Music Department, and the conceptualisation of my proposed PhD study.
Presenter:
Ms Felicia Lesch
| | Date | Tuesday 1 August | | Time | 12:30-13:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Ms Lesch's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
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Mendeley for referencing and academic networking (including demo on migrating from Refworks to Mendeley)
Reference management can be daunting when conducting your research as it is often exhausting to keep track of all references used within your work. The purpose of this workshop is to provide you with skills to effectively use Mendeley to manage your references and as an end-product generate a bibliography using your preferred referencing style. Current RefWorks users will be shown how to migrate their records from RefWorks to Mendeley.
Presenter: Yusuf Ras
| | Date | Tuesday 1 August | | Time | 14:00-15:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Video presentation |
View Mnr Ras's
presentation
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Wednesday 2 August: Collecting your research
Collecting data in social research: Options and guidelines
Aspirant social scientists have many choices to make, and one of the most important is how to collect data. This presentation provides an overview of the range of research methods that can be employed to collect data from various sources.
Presenter: Heidi Prozesky
| | Date | Wednesday 2 August
| | Time |
10:30-11:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
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Copyright issues in thesis and dissertation writing
This presentation provides an overview of the copyright issues which students typically encounter while working on their theses or dissertations.
Presenter:
Carol Kat | | Date | Wednesday 2 August | | Time | 12:30-13:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Carol Kat's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
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Tips for Word: How to ready your thesis
This workshop will help you work around some of the common formatting glitches most postgraduate students experience, whilst getting their document ready for submission.
Guest speaker: Mymoena Londt
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Date | Wednesday 2 August | | Time | 14:00-16:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Mymoena Londt's presentation
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Thursday 3 August: Analyze research results
Sabinet: The nuts and bolts of finding South African articles
Jean Nell from Sabinet will provide training on the use of SA ePublications, SA Media and other products on the Sabinet Reference platform.
Guest speaker: Jean Nell
| | Date | Thursday 3 August | | Time | 9:00-10:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | Jean Nell's
presentation[View the
video presentation]
| | Video presentation | |
Making sense of your data qualitative data analysis
In this presentation Dr Lesch will reflect on the process of conducting qualitative research and the role of the researcher as the primary research instrument in the process. She will focus specifically on qualitative data analysis and deriving meaning from the data.
Guest speaker:
Dr Anthea Lesch
| | Date | Thursday 3 August | | Time | 10:30-11:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Dr Lesch's
presentation
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The role of statistics in research
Prof Kidd will explain the role of statistics in research from the planning stages of the project, through the data capturing phase to statistical analyses and interpretation of results.
Presenter: Prof Martin Kidd
| | Date | Thursday 3 August
| | Time | 11:30-12:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Prof Kidd's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
| | |
|
Turnitin: a writing guide, not a policeman
As a researcher, it is often difficult to find your own voice when writing up work that is informed by evidence. While Turnitin is a useful tool to identify plagiarism in work submitted by students, undergraduate or post-graduate, it can also be used to facilitate the process of finding your voice. This is particularly important when you are in the process of writing up the analysis of your research.
In this session, we will highlight the features of Turnitin that are often used by lecturers and supervisors. More importantly, this session will be used to demonstrate how the originality report could be used to encourage synthesis of information, and with that, the process of finding your own voice in the way you present the analysis of your data.
Guest speaker: Lianne Keiller
| | Date | Thursday 3 August | | Time | 12:30-13:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Lianne Keiller's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
| | Video presentation |
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Research data analysis: tools for SU researchers
This presentation will showcase the data analysis tools that are available to SU researchers, explain how to go about accessing these tools, and discuss training opportunities pertaining to the tools.
Guest speaker: Hilda Kruger
| | Date | Thursday 3 August | | Time | 13:00-13:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Hilda Kruger's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
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Friday 4 August: Share and publish
How to communicate your research - from breakthroughs to popular articles and thought leadership
There are several options to consider when you are ready to talk or write about your research, and it is important to choose the most appropriate platform for your message. In this panel discussion, senior researchers and science communication specialists will share some of their most recent experiences. This includes writing popular media articles; participating in platforms such as Science Café Stellenbosch, FameLab and Pint of Science; how to communicate ground breaking research achievements such as the recent penis transplant to an international audience; and lastly, what does it entail to be regarded as a thought leader.
Presenter:
Wiida Fourie-Basson
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Date
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Friday 4 August |
Time
| 12:00-14:00
| | Venue | Staff Room, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | |
Enquiries: contact the coordinator, Naomi Visser
nrv@sun.ac.za or (021) 808 4433 |
| Bladsy Inhoud |
Bladsy Inhoud
The Library and Information Service will be presenting its fifth Library Research Week this year from 31 July to 4 August. The aim of the event is to let experts in the field explain to emerging Stellenbosch University researchers and students the fundamentals of conceptualizing their research, collecting and analysing their data, and the value of sharing their research.
PROGRAMME
Monday, 31 July : Opening
World University rankings and metrics that count
Research metrics such as output and citation numbers account for a large share of the factors which ultimately determine a university's ranking position. This presentation provides an overview of the methodologies applied by two prominent ranking organisations (Times Higher Education and QS) with specific reference to Scopus as the primary data source. In addition, a brief peek is included of Scopus's complete suite of metrics, including indicators related to societal impact of research.
Presenter: Lucia Schoombee
| | Date | Monday 31 July
| | Time | 14:00-16:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Lucia Schoombee presentation
|
Opening Function
Guest speaker: Prof Rachel Jafta, Professor in Economics at SU and Chairperson of Media 24's board
|
Date
| Monday 31 July
|
Time
| 16:00-17:00
| Venue
| Staff Room, JS Gericke Library
|
Bookings
| By invitation only
|
Tuesday 1 August: Conceptualize your research
The nuts and bolts of legal research
Nasreen Chohan from LexisNexis will provide a training session on products and navigation in Lexis Library.
Presenter: Nasreen Chohan
| Date
|
Tuesday 1 August
| Time
| 09:00-10:00
| Venue
| E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| Bookings
|
|
"Doctorateness"
Traditionally a doctoral degree is distinguished from a masters degree by the requirement that the candidate ‘must make a new/original contribution to knowledge’ in a doctoral study. But what does this mean? And is it still a feasible requirement in our day and age? In this presentation the concept of ‘doctorateness’ will be explained: what are the different components making up a doctoral study and what are the important requirements for achieving a convincing synergy between these components. Many doctoral students experience an ‘imposter syndrome’ thinking, “Am I really going to succeed with this?” or, “When are they going ‘to find me out’ and expose my lack of knowledge?” To achieve ‘doctorateness’ is a threshold to be crossed during the course of the doctoral studies.
Presenter:
Prof Jan Botha
| | Date | Tuesday 1 August
| | Time | 10:30-11:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Prof Botha's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
| | | |
Good ideas: The limiting factor in research
Arguably the most intimidating aspect of establishing a research career is the choice of a research topic in which to specialize. The topic should have sufficient potential for the generation of novel projects that will facilitate the publication of results, attract sufficient funding and be of interest to students. This presentation is intended to stimulate personal reflection on the identification of good research ideas.
Presenter: Prof Doug Rawlings
| | Date | Tuesday 1 August
| | Time |
11:30-12:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Prof Rawlings'
presentation[View the
video presentation]
| | |
|
Conceptualize your research: How my work environment shaped my topic and vice versa
The focus of my research for my Master’s degree was easy to determine as it was closely related to my work, and I am passionate about my work. The choice of focus for my PhD research is best described as a moment of stillness at a funeral. My presentation will include experiences of how my work environment shaped my topic and vice versa, how my sources and experience became part of a literature review, the impact of my research on the Certificate Programme and Music Department, and the conceptualisation of my proposed PhD study.
Presenter:
Ms Felicia Lesch
| | Date | Tuesday 1 August | | Time | 12:30-13:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Ms Lesch's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
| | |
|
Mendeley for referencing and academic networking (including demo on migrating from Refworks to Mendeley)
Reference management can be daunting when conducting your research as it is often exhausting to keep track of all references used within your work. The purpose of this workshop is to provide you with skills to effectively use Mendeley to manage your references and as an end-product generate a bibliography using your preferred referencing style. Current RefWorks users will be shown how to migrate their records from RefWorks to Mendeley.
Presenter: Yusuf Ras
| | Date | Tuesday 1 August | | Time | 14:00-15:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Video presentation |
View Mnr Ras's
presentation
|
Wednesday 2 August: Collecting your research
Collecting data in social research: Options and guidelines
Aspirant social scientists have many choices to make, and one of the most important is how to collect data. This presentation provides an overview of the range of research methods that can be employed to collect data from various sources.
Presenter: Heidi Prozesky
| | Date | Wednesday 2 August
| | Time |
10:30-11:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
| | |
|
Copyright issues in thesis and dissertation writing
This presentation provides an overview of the copyright issues which students typically encounter while working on their theses or dissertations.
Presenter:
Carol Kat | | Date | Wednesday 2 August | | Time | 12:30-13:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Carol Kat's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
|
|
|
Tips for Word: How to ready your thesis
This workshop will help you work around some of the common formatting glitches most postgraduate students experience, whilst getting their document ready for submission.
Guest speaker: Mymoena Londt
| |
Date | Wednesday 2 August | | Time | 14:00-16:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Mymoena Londt's presentation
|
Thursday 3 August: Analyze research results
Sabinet: The nuts and bolts of finding South African articles
Jean Nell from Sabinet will provide training on the use of SA ePublications, SA Media and other products on the Sabinet Reference platform.
Guest speaker: Jean Nell
| | Date | Thursday 3 August | | Time | 9:00-10:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | Jean Nell's
presentation[View the
video presentation]
| | Video presentation | |
Making sense of your data qualitative data analysis
In this presentation Dr Lesch will reflect on the process of conducting qualitative research and the role of the researcher as the primary research instrument in the process. She will focus specifically on qualitative data analysis and deriving meaning from the data.
Guest speaker:
Dr Anthea Lesch
| | Date | Thursday 3 August | | Time | 10:30-11:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Dr Lesch's
presentation
|
The role of statistics in research
Prof Kidd will explain the role of statistics in research from the planning stages of the project, through the data capturing phase to statistical analyses and interpretation of results.
Presenter: Prof Martin Kidd
| | Date | Thursday 3 August
| | Time | 11:30-12:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Prof Kidd's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
| | |
|
Turnitin: a writing guide, not a policeman
As a researcher, it is often difficult to find your own voice when writing up work that is informed by evidence. While Turnitin is a useful tool to identify plagiarism in work submitted by students, undergraduate or post-graduate, it can also be used to facilitate the process of finding your voice. This is particularly important when you are in the process of writing up the analysis of your research.
In this session, we will highlight the features of Turnitin that are often used by lecturers and supervisors. More importantly, this session will be used to demonstrate how the originality report could be used to encourage synthesis of information, and with that, the process of finding your own voice in the way you present the analysis of your data.
Guest speaker: Lianne Keiller
| | Date | Thursday 3 August | | Time | 12:30-13:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
| | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Lianne Keiller's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
| | Video presentation |
|
Research data analysis: tools for SU researchers
This presentation will showcase the data analysis tools that are available to SU researchers, explain how to go about accessing these tools, and discuss training opportunities pertaining to the tools.
Guest speaker: Hilda Kruger
| | Date | Thursday 3 August | | Time | 13:00-13:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | | | Presentation | View Hilda Kruger's
presentation
[View the
video presentation]
| | |
|
Friday 4 August: Share and publish
How to communicate your research - from breakthroughs to popular articles and thought leadership
There are several options to consider when you are ready to talk or write about your research, and it is important to choose the most appropriate platform for your message. In this panel discussion, senior researchers and science communication specialists will share some of their most recent experiences. This includes writing popular media articles; participating in platforms such as Science Café Stellenbosch, FameLab and Pint of Science; how to communicate ground breaking research achievements such as the recent penis transplant to an international audience; and lastly, what does it entail to be regarded as a thought leader.
Presenter:
Wiida Fourie-Basson
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Date
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Friday 4 August |
Time
| 12:00-14:00
| | Venue | Staff Room, JS Gericke Library | | Bookings | |
Enquiries: contact the coordinator, Naomi Visser
nrv@sun.ac.za or (021) 808 4433 |
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